S 4474
117th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act
Introduced: June 23, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prohibiting Federal Emergencies for Abortion Act
This bill prohibits the President and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from declaring a federal emergency relating to abortion.
Specifically, neither the President nor HHS may declare a national emergency for purposes of (1) promoting, supporting, or expanding access to abortion; or (2) taking adverse action against or litigating against states that prohibit or otherwise restrict abortion.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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